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Tree cutter dies after accident in Ellwood City
The branch also knocked the ladder to the ground, leaving the man hanging upside down for about 20 minutes until rescuers could lower him to the ground.
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ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. - A man has died after an accident while cutting a tree in Ellwood City.
It happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday while the tree cutter was about 30 feet in the air.
The Ellwood City Fire Chief told 21 News the man was injured after a branch he was cutting fell and hit him.
The branch also knocked the ladder to the ground, leaving the man hanging upside down for about 20 minutes until rescuers could lower him to the ground.
He was unresponsive when they finally brought him to the ground and was taken by ambulance to UPMC Jameson in New Castle.
Ellwood City Fire Chief Rick Myers confirmed that the man passed away.
